Zaidis Photographers: Portrait, Couple and Fine Art Photography in Abbottabad
A family photography studio in Abbottabad since 1970, from a family that has made photographs since 1904.
Open Saturday to Thursday. Closed on Fridays. Full opening hours are at the bottom of this page.
Our photography services in Abbottabad
- Studio portraits and passport photographsPortraits for individuals, families and groups, and passport and visa photographs.
- Wedding couple portraitsFine art portraits of newly married couples. We do not cover wedding events.
- Old photo restoration and negative scanningOld pictures and negatives scanned and restored as digital images.
- Landscape and architecture photographyLarge prints for institutions, hotels and property owners.
Old photo restoration and negative scanning in Abbottabad
Do you have old photographs or negatives at home? We scan old negatives and pictures and restore them as digital images. We have significant expertise in this work.
Visit the studio opposite GPO Cantt Bazar, or call (0992) 334440 to talk about your pictures.
Family photographers since 1904, in Abbottabad since 1970
Mr. Imtiaz Ali Zaidi opened the Zaidis Photographers studio in Abbottabad in August 1970. For more than fifty years, the studio has served this city.
We believe customers value consistent quality, so we work hard to keep our standards high in every photograph.
For us, fine art photography is an experience of “pure visual elegance”: simple, balanced images made with a careful understanding of light.
Still Life Photography: The Vase
This slanted “light” in the vase intrigues me. Its feeling is about the crispiness of the subject and its background. Regarding the shades of white, grey, and black, “The Gradation” is giving it a dimensional look. Its natural contrast and transparency contribute to that.
Corporate Photography: The Gem
I made this corporate picture of the gem in 2020. However, the aim of this image is to summarize the unique look of the gem’s luminescence.
The decorative memory here, which is a fine art photograph, should serve its purpose of “remembrance”. Correspondingly, artistic creativity is not a basic commodity but a “customised” choice.
What is Fine Art Photography?
Fine art photography, like any other art, is praiseworthy to those who relish visual elegance. However, the individuals who can then differentiate between subjective, well-balanced, and effect-making pictures appreciate its complexity.
Is Zaidis Photographers the right choice for you?
Now Asad Ali is representing the Zaidis Photographers in Abbottabad. Here, we offer a unique quality in fine art photography. Our focus is on portraits and landscapes. However, we also have services related to other fields, including architecture and interiors, in which we can use some very special techniques.
We also have significant expertise in the restoration and scanning procedures of old negatives and pictures converted into digital imagery.
Photography, as a profession, is our heritage, which is learned over time.
After Mr. Imtiaz, his son Asad Ali enhanced his knowledge and skills by reading books and magazines.
Subsequently, Asad Ali’s interest grew in some of the old branches of photography.
These are known as alternative photographic processes.
Two of Asad Ali’s favorite subjects in photography are gum bichromate printing and color carbon printing. He has also studied color management in depth.
Asad Ali considers himself a student of light, and for him, learning will never end. This is because of the passion, which is inherited from a family that has been in this field for more than a century.
Apart from photography, Asad Ali also has a keen interest in mountain trekking, analytical psychology, and mysticism.
Our Story in Abbottabad
Mr. Imtiaz Ali Zaidi opened the studio in Abbottabad in August 1970. He has worked hard to maintain the name of the Zaidis. Since then, our name has become famous for the quality of the fine art photography.
As time passed, Asad Ali took over the business after his father passed away in 1995.
As technology progressed, so did many other aspects of photography.
The priority of Zaidis Photographers Abbottabad is always to serve their customers as well as possible. By focusing on both image quality and photofinishing.
Equally important is that Zaidis Photographers Abbottabad extends to provide the products which can satisfy customer aesthetics. Creative art is indeed a gift.
The Beauty and Magic of Color Carbon Print
Carbon print is a pigment process from the 19th century. But the tonal scale of the carbon print surpasses even that of the platinum print. Another quality of carbon prints is their permanence. Of all known photographic processes, experts say that carbon print has the most archival properties.
Asad Ali learned this process and made this tri-color print shown below in 2005. Although Mr. Asad Ali doesn’t practice it now, his inspiration and likeness for the carbon print will remain high for ever.
Voyage to the Gum Bichromate : A Journey in History
Gum print is an old photographic process that uses gum arabic, watercolor pigments, and photosensitive salts.
If simply explained, one can assume that the gum print lies between painting and photography. Asad Ali loves to make gum prints as a personal hobby.
Read the full story of the Zaidis family on our Family History page.